Bare Root Gardening

Bare Root Gardening Edible & ornamental plant care, mushroom cultivation, garden creation, renovation & maintenance, wildlife friendly gardening & permaculture

After working as separate self employed gardeners, with Tom additionally as a landscaper, we decided to forge our own path in partnership. With over 10 years of professional experience, a degree in BSc Environmental Science, life-led experience of permaculture, and a specialism in soil science and Mycology between us, we have combined our skills to offer the best holistic and high quality services

. Please see LinkdIn 'Pixie Swaffield' for more information. Ethics & aims
Think of your garden as an ecosystem! Permaculture is at the heart of what we do, so no chemicals used. In fact, we may use mycorrhizal fungi to help. Disease, pest and weed management is part of a system way of thinking. Whilst giving you the best care and creating the best visual impact, we aim to 'close the loop' between plants, soil, fungi, our health - and the planet's health! Don't hesitate to contact us via email or phone and will do our best to get back to you as soon as possible! SERVICES
Inclusive of but not limited to...

Maintenance gardening
Large clearances, weeding, grass cutting, pruning, border edging,
planting, composting and soil health. Edible plant care
Vegetable and herb planting - knowledge from experience of how to
get the best productivity, specialised care - training plants for fruit,
permaculture techniques - such as companion planting and providing
habitat to encourage beneficial wildlife. Ornamental plant care
Specialised pruning - such as for roses and floating acers,
formal border creation, plant nutrition and soil health. Landscaping
Patios, fencing & gates, drainage, raised bed building, pond creation. Mushroom cultivation
Outdoor bed creation - closing the nutrient loop to enhance the
overall function of your garden by adding species such as Stropharia rugoso-annulata (‘Wine cap’), outdoor log and stump growth - slow
growing varieties such as lentinula edodes (Sh*take), design a fruiting
space right for you - greenhouses and outbuildings in a more
controlled system, mycoremediation - Reduce toxic coliforms and help research within an industry in its infancy! Surveys
Habitat type and quality assessment phase 1 and 2 - know more
about the flora and fauna on your land, fungal identification tutoring - foray on your land and learn the key skills to safely identify species.

Spring has sprung and after a few yo- yo years of weather, it's much welcome! 🌱We are also launching our new website, b...
08/03/2026

Spring has sprung and after a few yo- yo years of weather, it's much welcome! 🌱
We are also launching our new website, built by us .. enjoy!
https://www.barerootgardening.org/

A heavy prune of this lovely apple tree, done in the dormant season for the best health of the tree ..whilst the sap is ...
25/01/2026

A heavy prune of this lovely apple tree, done in the dormant season for the best health of the tree ..whilst the sap is not rising or fruit growth affected!

Winter fungi have arrived! This time of year being dominated by the crust and jelly fungi, predominantly on woody stems ...
18/01/2026

Winter fungi have arrived! This time of year being dominated by the crust and jelly fungi, predominantly on woody stems and branches.

Exidia nucleata..
A saprophytic fungus found on deciduous branches in damp areas. The white patches with black specs are dense areas of calcium oxalate crystals, characteristic of this species. Although the function is not known, in plants these crystals deter from being eaten!

Last of the autumn planting from 2025! A wildlife friendly, quite shaded border.. with Persicaria, Heuchera, and Salvias...
14/01/2026

Last of the autumn planting from 2025! A wildlife friendly, quite shaded border.. with Persicaria, Heuchera, and Salvias for late flowering.

It's fungi season.. and gardens are prevailing! Not all fungi are detrimental to (or live on) plants, and can be an inte...
26/10/2025

It's fungi season.. and gardens are prevailing! Not all fungi are detrimental to (or live on) plants, and can be an interesting addition to the garden, whilst great for ecosystem function.

Cobalt blue crust (Terana caerulea) on the damp underside of a phlomis, overhanging a pond! An unmistakable crust that's often overlooked due to its hidden nature.

Second, a birds nest fungi (Crucibulum crucibuliforme) on decayed wooden path edging. The nest 'pops' open when touched, revealing the delicate white eggs inside, holding the spores inside.

It's been a long journey and it's not finished yet, here's a bespoke designed and built by us, Mediterranean style outdo...
24/10/2025

It's been a long journey and it's not finished yet, here's a bespoke designed and built by us, Mediterranean style outdoor dining area!

The sturdy cream slabs were lifted from elsewhere in the garden to make this as sustainable as possible and a reasonably priced. Re-constituted terracotta tiles, and local square stones to boot.
The garden at every step is and will be infused with permaculture/ sustainability for its aesthetics and maintenance, trying to keep the child at heart to make a unique, interesting, and interactive garden. :)
Tbc...

23/10/2025

Bringing colour from Summer to Autumn in a mature garden.. given a spruce up over the last year or so by adding more drought tolerant and meditarranean themed plants, such as rock roses and ceanothus. Pruned and cut back the olive, grasses and shrubs to enhance ornamental effect and flowering, plus split and transplanted specimens to better suit the species and make the most of the plants there!

More Jurassic tinted rockery creation and planting using leftover rock from wall building, with a quirky seat under a be...
19/10/2025

More Jurassic tinted rockery creation and planting using leftover rock from wall building, with a quirky seat under a beautiful mature magnolia to muse over the garden!

A bit of end of summer colour from the end of Summer to brighten the day! Renovated this mature border, taking back the ...
17/10/2025

A bit of end of summer colour from the end of Summer to brighten the day! Renovated this mature border, taking back the bindw**d, pruning and dogwood, re-shaping shrubs, plus splitting and moving perennials to make the most of what's in the garden!

A front garden with a Jurassic touch... Magnolia tree pruned, unique and rare in the wild Wollemi Pine planted, easy mai...
16/10/2025

A front garden with a Jurassic touch... Magnolia tree pruned, unique and rare in the wild Wollemi Pine planted, easy maintenance and colourful bee friendly border created! All started to grow in a bit over the Summer :)

Summer bedding colour for every corner of the wheelbarrow, planted late Spring! 🌸
27/08/2025

Summer bedding colour for every corner of the wheelbarrow, planted late Spring! 🌸

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Locking, Weston Supermare And Surrounding Areas
Surrounding Areas

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